Shoe



March26, 1935. H, AYNRD n 1,995,831

SHOE

Filed June 15, 1932 Patented Mar. 26, 1935 UNITED STATES SHOE William H. Baynard, Boston, Mass., assig'nor to Beckwith Manufacturing Company, Boston, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application June 15, 1932, Serial No. 617,331

5 Claims.

One of the objections to the wearing of shoes as heretofore constructed and having extremely high heels*isthe tendency for the weight of the wearer to crowd the foot forwardly, causing the top of the vamp tdpress into the top of the foot y and producing a tendency for the foot to bunch up immediately back of the shoe edge, often causing considerable annoyance and sometimes pain to the wearer.

Another objection is that the heel portion of the foot isnot rmly supported in the shoe, permitting movement of the heel therein, which may result in rapid wear of the stocking and the production of blisters on the foot.

Another objection is that an improper contour of the sole at the heel end is presented to the sole of the foot which does not properly support; the foot.

A further objection lies in the insufllciently strong securement of the heel to the shoe which may permit it to become detached while the shoe is being worn.

The present invention has for its main object to provide a construction which will not present, at least to the same degree, the objections heretofore recited. To this and other purposes as may later appear, av socket member is set into the heel seat face of the heel and through the sole, to both of which it may be rmly secured; and within-the socket member is placed a heel pad or cushion shaped to properly ,support the heel of the wearer and to tend to prevent ,Y undue forward motion of the foot or slippage between the foot and the counter portion of the shoe.

For a more complete understanding of this invention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a side elevation partly broken away of a shoe embodying the subject matter of this invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective of `the heel cushion member.

Figures 3 and 4 are detail sections on the correspondingly numbered section lines of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective of the socket member.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan showing the interior of the shoe prepared to receive the socket member.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6, but showing the socket member in position.

Figure 8 is a detail section on line 8-8 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, at 1 is indicated the sole portion of a shoe,` which, in the case of a welt shoe, may comprise both inner and outersoles. This sole is provided with an opening 2 therethrough in registry or mating with a recess 3 in the heel 4 underlying. the sole 1. 'I'he heel is shown as of the extremely high wood type, although it might be made of any other material. Seated in the socket 3 and extending through the opening 2 of the sole is a socket member 5, shown detached in Figure 5. This, as shown, may comprise a rigid metallic shell having a downwardly tapered frusto-conical socket portion 6 provided with a flat base 7 perforated as at 8 to receive a screw 9 which may be driven down into the heel 4. The upper end of this vsocket member is provided with an outturned flange portion 18 which is preferably extended at one side as at 19 where it is provided with a fastener receiving means such as the hole 20 through which a fastening screw 10 may be driven. As shown this screw 10 passes through the sole member 1 and into the heel. Thus this socket member is firmly secured to the heel member and acts to firmly secure the sole thereto and without the use of nails which as commonly used tend to'work up in service, annoying the wearer, and wearing and discoloring the stockings from rust. This socket member 5 provides a space for receiving the depending portion 12 of a cushion member 13 which overlies the sole 1. This member 13 is preferably formed of rubber and the portion 12 fitting down into the socket member acts to hold this cushion member in position and likewise provides a substantial thickness of rubber underneath the os calcis bone of the foot to provide a substantial cushion therefor. The side and rear portions -of the cushion member 13 are preferably turned up as shown at 14 to provide a concave seat to receive the wearers heel, and somewhat forwardly of the breast line of the heel this member is preferably provided with a thickened portion 15 between its side edges, which, when the cushion is in position where the top face of the inner sole is nearly fiat laterally, as shown in Figure 8, forms a hump 16 somewhat forwardly of the breast line and between the sides of the cushion in position to engage the foot just forwardly of the os calcis so as to tend to hold the foot against forward sliding. Preferably the sock lining 17 of the shoe is placed over the cushion member so as to remove the foot from contact with the cushion member. While as shown the sole comprises an innersole and outersole, it should be evident that this invention could be applied to turned shoes,

the socket member preferably passing through the heel piece as well as the sole, or to a shoe of any other type.

From the foregoing description of an embodiment of this invention it should be evident to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications might be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shoe having a sole, a heel underlying said sole, said heel having a frusta-conical recess in its sole engaging face, said sole having an opening therethrough registering withsaid recess, a frusto-conical rigid socket member extending through said opening and fitting into said recess, a single screw passed through the small end of said socket member for securing said member to said sole and heel, and a cushion member having a truste-conical portion seated in said socket member and providing a yielding support for the foot of the wearer.

2. A shoe having a sole, a heel underlying said sole, said heel having a frusto-conical recess in its sole engaging face, said sole having an opening therethrough registering with said recess, a frusto-conical rigid socket member extending through said opening and tting into said recess, a single screw extending through the small end of said socket member for securing said member to said heel, means for securing said member to said sole, and a cushion member having a frustoconical portion seated in said socket member and overlying the heel portion of said sole member and providing a yielding support for the foot of the wearer.

3. lA ladys high heel shoe having a sole, and a cushion member overlying the heel portion of said sole and extending forwardly of the heel breast and having a thickened portion presenting a hump just forwardly of the os calcis of the wearer, and intermediate the sides of said sole.

4. A ladys high heel shoe having a sole, and a cushion member overlying the heel portion of said sole and between the lower side edge portions presenting a hump having a thickened portion just forwardly of the os calcis of the wearer.

5. A ladys high heel shoe having a sole, and a cushion member overlying the heel portion of said sole and extending forwardly of the heel breast and presenting upwardly curved margins about the back and sides of the heel portion of the sole, and having a thickened portion forming a hump between lower side edge portions just forwardly of the os calcis of the wearer.

WILLIAM H. BAYNARD. 

